As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency.

US executes Louisiana truck driver who killed 2-year-old daughter, second execution this week

The Trump administration continued its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head repeatedly against a truck’s windows and dashboard.

Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court.

Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump campaign lawsuit

A judge in Wisconsin on Friday ruled against President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.

Senate approves defense bill, sends to Trump despite his threats to veto it

The final vote was 84-13, mirroring a similarly overwhelming margin in the House that, if maintained in both chambers, would be enough to override a potential veto.

Trump administration plans second execution in as many days

The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday.

Pennsylvania accuses Texas of seeking 'to decimate the electorate'

Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan Thursday filed briefs in response to the Texas case seeking to bar their presidential electors from voting.

Trump to meet state attorneys general joining in suit to overturn election results

President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him join a lawsuit from 17 states, including Florida, that seeks to overturn election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Biden's win is sealed despite Trump's lawsuits, threats

Despite President Trump's demand to "OVERTURN" the election, Joe Biden's victory has been locked by this week's safe harbor deadline. "This ship has sailed," one judge said as she threw out one of Trump's lawsuits earlier this week.

Biden taps Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser, Denis McDonough for VA

President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He’s also nominating Denis McDonough as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Pence announces Space Force bases, plans for honoring Chuck Yeager

Two military installations in Florida will be the first to carry the "Space Force" moniker, Vice President Mike Pence announced during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.

Austin mayor wants to begin police cadet classes this spring

The mayor and council members said they left the option of one or two cadet classes on the table in 2021, as long as the training academy materials were revised and approved prior to the classes beginning.

Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over his 'tax affairs'

President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation.

FOX 7 Discussion: President Trump changing the GOP

Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas and Travis County GOP executive director Brian Ruddle join Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to talk about the effect of Trump's continued claims of election fraud on the GOP.

Biden's Pentagon nominee Gen. Lloyd Austin puts some Democrats in a bind

President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense has put some Senate Democrats in a bind.

Vice President Pence presents 'Cape Canaveral Space Force Station'

He is expected to deliver remarks on NASA’s Artemis program and the space accomplishments of the Trump Administration.

President-elect? Republicans may wait until January to say Biden won

Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January.